How Blockchain is Helping Solve Japan's 'Galapagos Syndrome'
Like the islands that inspired Charles Darwin’s seminal work on evolution, "On the Origin of Species", Japan’s technology sector is a diverse place that, historically, has had some interoperability issues. The same isolation that led to the evolution of the giant tortoise, the marine iguana and 13 unique species of finch in the Galapagos Islands has led to similarly surprising diversity of tech in Japan, ranging from feature phones with solar panels to tiny cars and ATMs from which Westerners can't withdraw funds. This local quirk is called 'Galapagos Syndrome' in Japan, and....
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